In 1715, the failure of a Jacobite movement led to his imprisonment, but he was soon set at liberty.
Beginning with the line Twas on a Monday morning, right early in the year, it celebrates the Jacobite movement.
It was associated with the Jacobite movement until 1766, and with Irish nationalism after Catholic emancipation was secured in 1829.
After the First World War, the Jacobite movement was in disarray.
MacDonald, a lifelong admirer of the Jacobite movement, was an expert in the history of the uprising in 1745.
An earlier attempt in 1727 had met with strong opposition from the Jacobite movement, which resisted any negotiations with the Hanoverians, being usurpers.
Although the Jacobite movement persisted for more than 50 years, the cause was defeated once and for all.
These were the histories of the Jacobite movement, the stories ol the Rebellions, the '15 and the '45.
See the Highland sights and historic locations linked to the Jacobite movement of 17th century Scotland.
The most famous of these trains is the 'Jacobite' (named for the historic Jacobite political movement).